Garter



L. S. FLORSHEIM.

GARTER.

APPLICATION FILED AusLla, 1919.

' 1,363,241, I Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

UNITED STTES PATENT ()FFICE.

G-ARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed August i3, 1919. Serial No. 317,125.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD S. F LOR- srnnM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garters, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The various types of mens garters which have an elastic webbing adapted to encircle the leg all possess objectionable characteristics. Thus the elastic strands in webbing soon rot because exposed to moisture. Also, the garters soon become soiled and cannot be washed as that would hasten the deterioration of the rubber.

The main object of the present invention is to overcome the objections just noted and produce a garter which may be washed when soiled without danger of injury to the rubber in the webbing, and which will protect the rubber against moisture in ordinary use.

Other objects of the present invention are to produce a garter of the elastic webbing type which shall be capable of keeping its position on the leg with greater certainty than has heretofore been the case, in which the grip on the leg will be cushioned and in which, in that type of garter employing a slide for the purpose of adjustment, the holding power of the slide will not be dependent upon the condition in which the elastic webbing happens to be at any given time.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its various objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garter made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l, but on a larger scale; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a member adapted to encircle the leg of a wearer. One end of the member 1 is permanently connected to a pad, 2, and the other end is detachably connected to the'pad in any suitable manner as indicated at 3. The effective length of the member 1 is varied by means of a slide 4 to which the free end of said member is secured. The parts 1 and 2 are made of a suitable waterproof material, preferably rubberized silk. The member 1 is in the form of a flattened tube within which lies a shorter member, 5, of elastic webbing. In the arrangement shown, the elastic webbing extends from the pad throughout approximately one-half the length of the inclosing tube, although the relative lengths of these two elements may, of course, be varied.

The free end of the webbing is fastened to the inclosing tube by a row of stitching, 6. Since the tubular member is not elastic, that portion inclosing the elastic webbing must be shirred as indicated at 7 so as to permit the webbing to stretch freely. The shirring in the tubular member makes of the latter something analogous to a soft, corrugated cushion which will hold firmly without being uncomfortable, and at the same time will permit air to pass between the same and the leg at many. points and thus keep the leg surface cool.

Ifthe wearer perspires, the elastic webbing will not be affected because it is protected by the waterproof casing. WVhen the garter becomes soiled, it may, for the same reason, l13s washed without injury to the elastic web- It will also be seen that the adjusting slide, 4, being located on the tubular member be yond the elastic webbing, is not affected in any way by the condition of the latter, and will therefore hold equally well when the webbing is old as when it is new and when the webbing is stretched as when it is contracted.

While I have illustrated and described in detail only a specific form of garter embodying my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the particular details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come within the terms of the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garter having a strip of elastic webbing, and a Waterproof inclosing casing for said strip.

2. A garter adapted to extend around the leg of a wearer, said garter including a band of elastic Webbing, a Waterproof inclosing casing secured around said band, and a nonelastic section arranged end to end With respect to said Webbing.

3. A garter having a band of elastic Webbing adapted to extend partially around the leg of a wearer, and a Waterproof inclosing -casing permanently secured around said band and extending for a considerable distance beyond one end of the elastic band,

there being an adjusting buckle on the extended end of said casing.

4:. A garter having a strip of elastic Webbing, and an lnclosing casing of rubberized fabric'surrounding said strip.

5. A garter having a leg-encircling member comprising a band of elastic'webbing, atubular casing of rubberized fabric surrounding said band and extending at one end a considerable distance beyond the cor-V responding end of said band.

6. A garter having a leg-encircling member comprising a band of elastic Webbing, a tubular casing of rubberized fabric surrounding said-band and extending at one end a considerable distance beyond the corresponding end of said band that portion of the casing co-extensive with said band being shirred.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

LEONARD S. FLORSHEIM. 

